Tag: Leavenworth
KSDE Star Awards recognize process, cover up declining outcomes
The Kansas Department of Education’s Star Awards program is another means of covering up low achievement and helping school districts…
KC Star pushes Kelly for governor with school funding lie
A guest column in today’s Kansas City Star by a retired teacher makes an outrageously false claim about school funding…
Having 21% of HS students college-ready isn’t “pretty darn good”
Leavenworth teacher Ginger Riddle’s recent Letter to the Editor described student achievement as being ‘pretty darn good,’ citing the 2020…
Leavenworth city officials: raise property tax or defund police
When Leavenworth residents asked city commissioners to hold property tax flat next year – like roughly 250 local jurisdictions are…
Leavenworth Dems get school board candidate fired, call state rep ‘Nazi’
A candidate for school board in Leavenworth and a sitting state representative have found themselves the target of “Cancel Culture.”…
74-Year-Old Leavenworth Woman Shoots, Kills Intruder
As reported in the Leavenworth Times, in the very early hours of Saturday morning, a 74-year-old Leavenworth woman shot and…